Where does “pseudoextinction” come from?
pseudoextinction (English) comes from English pseudo, from English pseudo-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pseudoextinction (English): phyletic extinction; the situation where all...
Definitions
- phyletic extinction; the situation where all...
Ancestry of “pseudoextinction”, step by step
pseudoextinction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English extinction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extinction | The action of making or becoming extinct;... |
| 2 | Latin | extinctio | Alternative form of exstinctiō; extinction,... |
| 3 | Latin | extinguere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | extinguo | I quench, extinguish, kill |
| 5 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | to push |